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rasnell · 04-19-2009, 09:34 PM

Many thanks to Webcomedian for the plug. More details are at the book web site, including some rare 1929 film of Ehmke and Root warming up before the 1929 World Series.

Book is far more than the "called shot." In fact, it's how Root was haunted and overshadowed by one pitch and yet still holds Cub record for most wins, innings pitched and starts.

His daughter, Della, 90, has spent a lifetime trying to correct the exaggerations. Truth is far more interesting.

Book is getting a lot of publicity, Barnes & Noble has picked it up nationally, and it's going far better than I expected in these first two weeks since the book came out.

04-19-2009, 09:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
rasnell Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,079 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16x in 11 posts	Many thanks to Webcomedian for the plug. More details are at the book web site, including some rare 1929 film of Ehmke and Root warming up before the 1929 World Series. Book is far more than the "called shot." In fact, it's how Root was haunted and overshadowed by one pitch and yet still holds Cub record for most wins, innings pitched and starts. His daughter, Della, 90, has spent a lifetime trying to correct the exaggerations. Truth is far more interesting. Book is getting a lot of publicity, Barnes & Noble has picked it up nationally, and it's going far better than I expected in these first two weeks since the book came out. __________________ Charlie Root won more games for the Cubs than any pitcher, yet was remembered for one pitch to Babe Ruth. Learn more, see rare video, and order the first biography of this Cub great as revealed by daughter Della, 90, and Roger Snell -- OOTP beta tester, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of "Root for the Cubs: Charlie Root and the 1929 Chicago Cubs." See all this at www.rootforthecubs.com. Beta tester, OOTP 2007-2011. Member, Society for American Baseball Research.